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Finally PHP 5.1 Beta 2 is live. I'm very excited about PHP 5.1 which is another big step for PHP.

Some of the key improvements of PHP 5.1 include: * PDO (PHP Data Objects) - A new native database abstraction layer providing performance, ease-of-use, and flexibility. * Significantly improved language performance mainly due to the new Zend Engine II execution architecture. * The PCRE extension has been updated to PCRE 5.0. * Many more improvements including lots of new functionality & many bug fixes, especially in regards to SOAP, streams and SPL. * See the bundled NEWS file for a more complete list of changes.

Everyone is encouraged to start playing with this beta, although it is not yet recommended for mission-critical production use.[Read More]